Artemisiospiza

Artemisiospiza is a genus of birds in the American sparrow family, formally described by Klicka and Banks, 2011.[2]

Artemisiospiza
Adult sagebrush sparrow (A. nevadensis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passerellidae
Genus: Artemisiospiza
Klicka and Banks, 2011
Type species
Emberiza belli[1]
Cassin, 1850
Species

Artemisiospiza nevadensis
Artemisiospiza belli

Species

It contains two species:

ImageCommon NameScientific nameDistribution
Sagebrush sparrowArtemisiospiza nevadensiswestern United States and northwestern Mexico.
Bell's sparrowArtemisiospiza belliwestern United States and northwestern Mexico

The two species historically comprised the sage sparrow complex, but were split in 2013 by the American Ornithological Society.

Both Artemisiospiza species inhabit dry areas of the western United States and northern Mexico.

References
  1. "Passerellidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. Klicka, John; Banks, Richard C. (2011-03-17). "A generic name for some sparrows (Aves: Emberizidae)". Zootaxa. 2793: 67–68. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2793.1.7. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
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